Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-03
SOJ0URNER TRUTH.
AN ACCOUNT or HER INTERVIEW
 wrTn PRESIDENT GRANT.

! slby1~-Her Words sS Cho CApitoF--A" | Introduotion Co G~sOe-Au Impressive Tntervsev'-rbo Parting.
 Epew SnSUurpsr Tiuth moro ttSo fOrty years aco in Ne-R Engiand Soe WIS then ~ { psars cd. Duo se1Dod hardly beyond the | prime and glory of Der JEumanhcui In those ! days HArriot BeecheT Stowe described her as '-tle I.ytion SIbyi,r gifted with p-o2hesto insight Gld tall a5d erec; Hke strong end ! graceful Africau palm tEe. She would do nl1re b0t,sesoFz os the heaviest kind then tWO C0lilary sognen, c-d yot hc ono o2 the
 hsst watchers ty . sickJeI nt Bigsk A sich man s5c l,Ited tc the bet place on hts bed as easily nne teodriy as mother EOclt lit
 hsy baby, anl the touch oi bor hand s-=oosh- tl1 tbe pillow Gzd ssrokius the fovcrci brow
 sas health ard quie., while her val, ''Thero, bOney, yu1s oaSL.r nOE,H had stTongo tUVvr c. g1ve ea.e and calm.
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 ale to read oF wyi'o, there WIS a quaint d's- regard for act ruAe oS speech fin her public anc private disoJur5o. tGt DO GDe rhetorfciar could mGl., hts usarhlg plzine- and few could equal her in poSer ot expression or ex
 ubrra1co Sr imagery. A fev years Gftor tho
 
 ss.lato reception room in tbe Capitol at Washington SAe sG1ot beneath the center oF i;s arch0i ceiling and the dcop look of her vonderful eyes saerned Co taks in toe beauty of pictu7,d forms and glowing colors on tts walls, ns sbc said. Dis is like the picture chaIniors of dc New Jerusalem dat dey rod about in de Book.7 Then sbe looked out of the window and sar the poor huts of the freed people nos faE away, ard said in tender tones: ~l}ut they don't have dem over there \ great gospel of divinity and of tender hu Hlanity seemed spoken in two brief scn;enceS Great 5Os4ls oan r1Ovo Other souls
 ~As VIE SPIRIT TOLD HER"
 In tho winter Of Is71-T2 spent some time in Washington, and about midwintor learued that SOi0urner Truth vas in tbe city. Had l not known her ways this would have been a surpris5, for thc long winters journey from her homo at Battle Creek, in the oen- ter of Michigan, was . =eriOus undertaking for wOraan uc0r her IOJth birthday But 1 know that she always won't -as tbe good spirit tOh her. a-it thGt some strong feeling of duty to be done led her tO the capital city. Her way opened, not long after, foy some good ssrvicc among the freodIoen st the hospital l soon went Co sso Der and she said, with SyCat oCrnestuess; T believe de good Lord sent you, f1r yUl are de very one ] wanted to aoc' Asking v'hat vcs specially wanted, sLc saids T v-aIS tO so President Grant, 0ni you can get Ue tlcTes told hcr that was easiey sajd than do1e, lut l would try, and tha He2t day Erote Q nooe to him, saying she wi-hei Co sas him at sounc ft time, took it Co tte White HCUsG- se1t ir in Co the hGsiDaGs ottoa, Gn1 a vcrhal ulaSsago .T... N .t- . that any morning would snit.
 To fev days Sotouynes, Vich t-Po ladies, Q veresrhso frtend cf Quaker birth aad ny self, H'Sut to Tnest tsz, appointment ard sent in card, -SojourDef Truth and friends.' which bTousht book tn baf hour Toesser- ger tO escort us C. IrUsiJelt G.ylnts olIice He sal st the cod of O bag table i9 tbe center of the room, with do-.uents piled before hirl, and ius, closing s.l ino gyicV with otber personA stepped for7-usi tO iutroiUoe tlo party and to bTing So tyurDaY he.Ede tho tabJA Sh8 het rnat President Lincoln and he. e boEn Ken;BcksAn, cog.l cnl her -Auasey- in tbe c]i faEili8T vay, velE Gru1t, tsC1rh kindly, -es re;t,e0:, alsi o1 vlss not quite easy st fTst- But e happy tb,C.,ht caus to her. Vct i1Z tasoTc tae plcsidcnt had signed soTns bll Ot nssz 1,,arSaEteas cf jrstice 10 the coIo-si poopLa Sie s1nl.o of this vfth gretitU.je; ths thin iss hsulo a0d words cane ireeiy fro<n boeh, fo< CTsos ysas an easy ani 1ucnt talkeS, bus hod DO S';-2SoSn of siIenao until the lz crsn cofSe os s-SaaA
 Standing .5cre, tal si1 og,Ct vhisa stirrgI1 To -os9 by the CccGsil-l h1- woslderful eyes ss0Eed as sse JA-niSei hiiJ for kS good sS,osis and gJFe utSU clInel t1 hr oEn clay ard lDaint vsy.
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 LeEvo-A elr-c ta t1l-- f,-S oS doep pUSzz a-sl 5alic-D-s and kl q --..l,i v ltL -sas.s L. tfgcs. cri F--yJcf, Goi eoAd llS Aas ke '-5po1 ni-Cys ho .o J-ss to ell and cs1scsagly t' se tA-s --3 pccT az1 cefe.rcsKs Egefe la,-ly t-y---a-' Es vrsss assi usaaner told how it h,--t s-ls tnlcboi. CDd hs saftaued tot-aa Eoosod boy ~lha bFavost Gys .he hn- ! tcrys;.S Sts tod hi1 boS his b-ss-s and ! iTias wc@e o-lple-4aaed e-d AOv uuct fritA 1 was pLsced in Ess upTig... doisg of cuty O 1 tse oPpTes3oi, act he c,;io.ly, yce Vita much 1 feeling, eSIFtzSed ttso hCpe th.t he u1izht ezsS b. vtsc and firm and Devez eorges the t1ahSan- 1 able rights os all
 Only groat sOus caa couprohand tr1So | gre0tness, and sSGa tao understood eOch l cthcR. N0ttt-y in ths rlustriOts caYeez of | Cen G-na. s1vo ulc a fIllaz ae1ss of hts | l1rgenas5 of beC-t eud mind thau hIs unure- tending simplicity end appHeciative respect in thf intervi7~s v-hiio the GRe and simple dio- uity of Sot0u-Dcr Irath sl,o gave uDe Q fuller senso of Der l-Ege VUfnEEhood Sde said Go | hirn- T bO-o littSo bOoa here tbat I call my book of life 4 good many names are in it and have kept place oa the same pAse with Lincoins fCr yoG to write your nanle.- He replied: T am glad to put a there,s and wrote bis autograph in bsr little book. Sbe then said; "Is will do ne good for you to ha~e my pbOeograph,T and with evident pleasure he thanked her and sefected oue from several laid on tho tabla
 The conversation had lasted beyond the usual tiIno, others stood by, waiting thefr turn, yet listening with great interest, and the ht tinHc calns tO leovo. The president rose from his chnir and gave Sotourner his hand with parting wort of good will Tbis mutual respect sOd sppreciativo sympathy between the president ot a great republic and woman born a slave and represertiug nn opqrJsset people va5 admirable ard inspir- ins.-G D. Steb5lns